FTC 37060
The Round Eye Pirates
Charting course since July 2026.
We are a team of mysterious pirates who will rule the seven seas.
Fresh paint. Clear skies. Unknown waters.
The Round Eye Pirates set sail on July 2026 — a FIRST Tech Challenge team charting its course from Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. We are a young crew, but the sea is the same one every team crosses.
Nautical spirit meets engineering: every build is a ship, every match a crossing, and every failure a lesson learned at sea. One eye fixed on the horizon, the other on the field.
Like the crew of One Piece, nobody can quite work us out — and that's exactly how we like it. We don't take ourselves too seriously; we just build robots, tell tall tales, and have a lot of fun doing it.
Est. 07.26.2026 — Hawke's Bay, NZ · No treasure, just good times.
Brickwave
Our first vessel. Built brick by brick, wave by wave — bound for the seven seas.
Ship ID · REP-001 — Build Season 2026-2027
Captain's Log
Entry No. 001 — Build Season
- Season
- 2026-2027
- Drive Train
- TBD
- Motors
- 0
- Servos
- 0
- Control System
- TBC
- Status
- In Build
Captain’s Log — Day 1, July 26, 2026.
The hull is laid and the crew is mustered. What began as an empty table and a stack of catalogs is now a machine that rolls, turns, and answers to our hands. The first season is a story we are writing as we go.
Ship's Roster
Crew
- Lihan Badenhorst
- Ryan Fox
- Hunter Cameron
Officers & Coaches
- Dr. Ricardo Fox
- Mr. White
Ship's Album
Photos and films from the build bay. Drop files intosrc/content/MEDIA/ and they'll be on the next build.
Ship's Bulletin
Arrivals, departures, and words from the crew — straight from the board.
Scroll through the board — every flake turns
Ship's Log
Team Founded
The maiden voyage begins.
“A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.”
Where we sail
Based in Hastings & Napier, Hawke's Bay — on the east coast of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Hastings · Napier — Hawke's Bay, New Zealand